diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_MiscUtilities.cpp b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_MiscUtilities.cpp
index f990098e79..9cad7bc6ce 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_MiscUtilities.cpp
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_MiscUtilities.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,16 @@ StringArray getSearchPathsFromString (const String& searchPath)
     return s;
 }
 
+StringArray getCommaOrWhitespaceSeparatedItems (const String& sourceString)
+{
+    StringArray s;
+    s.addTokens (sourceString, ", \t\r\n", StringRef());
+    s.trim();
+    s.removeEmptyStrings();
+    s.removeDuplicates (false);
+    return s;
+}
+
 void addPlistDictionaryKey (XmlElement* xml, const String& key, const String& value)
 {
     forEachXmlChildElementWithTagName (*xml, e, "key")
diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_MiscUtilities.h b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_MiscUtilities.h
index 49554e458b..893aa12c19 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_MiscUtilities.h
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_MiscUtilities.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ String createGCCPreprocessorFlags (const StringPairArray& defs);
 String replacePreprocessorDefs (const StringPairArray& definitions, String sourceString);
 
 StringArray getSearchPathsFromString (const String& searchPath);
+StringArray getCommaOrWhitespaceSeparatedItems (const String&);
 
 void setValueIfVoid (Value value, const var& defaultValue);